The Knicks beat the Nets for the 15th straight time, 103-90, with a 28-11 fourth quarter

The New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 103-90 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden for their 15th straight victory over their city rival.

The streak began in 2023, right after the end of Brooklyn's Durant-Irving era.

New York is 3-4. Brooklyn is 1-6 and has now lost this matchup in every way a team can lose it.

Landry Shamet scored a season-high 22 points, and the Knicks' bench produced the run that decided the game.

The first three quarters were ordinary. Brooklyn led 21-27 after the first, the teams split the second, and the Nets won the third quarter 35-24 to take a four-point lead into the fourth.

Then Jalen Brunson went to the bench, and the Knicks went from a four-point deficit to a 10-point advantage in about four minutes.

OG Anunoby caught fire in that stretch, Josh Hart provided a spark and Jordan Clarkson took advantage of the spacing.

Brooklyn scored 11 points in the fourth quarter and did not make a field goal for long stretches.

Hart's explanation was about pace. He said the Knicks finally played fast, got stops and ran, instead of playing slow and stagnant the way they had been.

The numbers back the description. New York scored 28 in the fourth while Brooklyn scored 11.

Hart finished with eight points, seven assists and 27 minutes, which is a modest line for a player whose value was in the tempo.

Shamet's 22 points were the scoring answer, and they came in the same stretch.

Brooklyn's fourth quarter was the kind of collapse that gets a coach asked about rotations. The Nets scored 11 points and could not create a clean look.

Their third quarter had been their best of the night, which makes the drop sharper.

The Nets are 1-6, and the losing streak against the Knicks is now old enough to be a talking point in both locker rooms.

New York's defense was solid for most of the night, and Hart said so while still pointing at the offense as the thing holding the team back.

The Knicks' own start has been uneven. A 3-4 record is not what the defending champions expected, and the offense has been the reason.

Hart's comment about stagnant play is the most specific diagnosis anyone has offered this season.

Monday's fourth quarter is the counterexample: when the Knicks ran, they looked like the team that won a title.

The schedule gives them a chance to build on it this week.

The 15th straight win over the Nets says more about the two franchises' trajectories than about this particular night.

Brooklyn is rebuilding and short on shot creation. New York is trying to find its offense and got a quarter of it.

The Knicks' next question is whether the fourth-quarter formula travels to better opponents.

The Nets' next question is simpler: how to score 20 points in a quarter again.

There is a version of this game that is more interesting than the streak. The Knicks' best fourth quarter of the season came with their point guard watching.

That does not mean Brunson should sit more. It means the bench units have a style that works, and the coaching staff has a template.

Brooklyn's fourth quarter will be on film for a while. The Nets scored 11 points and could not get a shot off cleanly.

The Knicks' next opponent is better than Brooklyn, which makes Monday's template a test rather than a solution.

The Nets' next game is a chance to score in the twenties again.

The 15th straight win will be remembered longer than the details.

New York's next opponent is a playoff team, which will show whether the fourth-quarter style travels.

Brooklyn's next game is at home, and the Nets need a quarter like their third to build on.

The Knicks' bench has been inconsistent, which makes Monday's fourth quarter more valuable as evidence.

The 15-game streak over Brooklyn is now the longest active streak between any two NBA teams.

New York plays again on Wednesday.

The Knicks' next three games are against playoff teams from last season.

Brunson's rest in the fourth quarter was a coaching decision, not an injury.

Brooklyn has lost six of seven and has not won at home this season.

The fourth quarter was the Knicks' best defensive stretch of the young season.

Brooklyn's offense has scored under ninety-five in four of its six losses.

New York's next game is a road back-to-back.

The Knicks' offense still ranks in the bottom third of the league, which is why one quarter does not settle anything.

Brooklyn's fourth quarter was its worst of the season by scoring margin.

The Knicks' defense has been the more reliable half of their game this season.

Brooklyn hosts its next game on Wednesday.

The Knicks' next game is on the road against a team above them in the standings.

The Nets' next game is a chance to end the skid.